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The rise of Fox's "Empire" has been fascinating to watch over the last few weeks, and things just keep getting better for the new hit show. For an unbelievable seventh week in a row, the series — a primetime soap about a family dynasty divided by the fight to control a hip-hop empire — surged in the ratings, netting 13.8 million viewers on Wednesday. That's up from last week's 13 million viewers, up from the previous week's 12 million. And this is all without counting DVR viewings, which would add a few more million sets of eyeballs once the final stats are calculated. Last week, it was the sixth-most watched show on broadcast TV, excluding the...

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The rise of Fox's "Empire" has been fascinating to watch over the last few weeks, and things just keep getting better for the new hit show.
For an unbelievable seventh week in a row, the series — a primetime soap about a family dynasty...

It's a myth that blood runs blue inside the body, but if Sister Michelle Germanson had her way, it would. To those who know and revere her, she bleeds Trinity High School blue.
She came to the private Catholic girls' high school, founded in River...

Elizabeth Norment, the American actress best known for her role on the Netflix political series "House of Cards," has died at the age of 61.The actress passed away on Oct. 13 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, according to...

About halfway through writing the script for "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas" (which opens at the Wilmette Theatre next week), Edward Burns says he found himself at a crossroad. "Do I want to make the big, crazy, funny, holly-jolly...

Television viewers were clearly curious about the anniversary party that "Saturday Night Live" threw for itself on Sunday, with more than 23 million viewers tuning in. The Nielsen company said it was the highest-rated entertainment telecast on...

After a very strong five-year run as a winter music attraction, viewership for the Grammy Awards dipped to 24.8 million this year on British soul singer Sam Smith's big night. It was the smallest Grammy audience since 2009, according to the Nielsen...

As proven again this year, nothing comes close to the Super Bowl as a television event. The 114.4 million people who watched New England beat Seattle on Sunday set a record as the most-watched program in U.S. television history, an achievement that is...

Jenny McCarthy is now the new girl on the block: The TV personality has married boy bander Donnie Wahlberg, her rep confirmed to The Times.
The former "View" panelist and the ex-New Kids on the Block member wed Sunday at Hotel Baker in...

At its uprfront presentation Wednesday in New York City, the online streaming service Hulu touted its aggressive expansion into original programming and its continued acquisition of top-rated network and cable series.
These expansions come as the...

Sorry, Robin Williams, but you and your peeps at "The Crazy Ones" will just have to wait a little longer.
CBS announced Thursday that it will return 18 series already on the schedule for the 2014-15 TV season, including old favorites like...

HBO’s political satire “Veep” took home a good portion of the cake in the comedy genre with Julia Louis-Dreyfus winning the Emmy for lead actress in a comedy and Tony Hale going home with supporting actor in a comedy. Ultimately, though, “Modern Family”...

NEW YORK — Until last year, Café Grumpy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, was mostly known as a destination for the serious coffee drinker, the type of place where each modestly sized cup is individually brewed and goes for $4 a pop.
Now, thanks to...

Think of it as "The Real Entourage": Boston brothers Donnie and Mark Wahlberg are bringing a new reality series about their family to A&E.
"The Wahlburgers" will follow the one-time New Kid on the Block and the man formerly...

Prime-time TV is going gray.
After decades chasing young viewers, the broadcast networks are starting to shift tactics — peppering their lineups with shows and actors who appeal to the growing audience of aging baby boomers.
"The Millers" on...

Ned Vizzini, who died Thursday at the age of 32, was a successful YA author of books such as "It's Kind of a Funny Story" and "The Other Normals," who had recently expanded into Hollywood film and television. We asked a few writers who...

America's most-watched network, CBS, revealed its plans for the 2011-12 season Wednesday, introducing five news series and moving "CSI" and "The Good Wife" to new nights."CSI" will move to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, while "The...